Lavishly illustrated with 150 full-color aerial photographs (taken by a leading aerial photographer), this volume takes readers on an informative journey along Britain's most historic river. This colorful, oversized volume takes us from a Roman villa in Oxfordshire to the palace at Hampton Court, from the prehistoric Ridgeway path to Brunel's railway bridge, from an abandoned medieval village to new housing on the Isle of Dogs--a delight for armchair travellers, Anglophiles, and history buffs.
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Lavishly illustrated with 150 full-color aerial photographs (taken by a leading aerial photographer), this volume takes readers on an informative journey along Britain's most historic river. This colorful, oversized volume takes us from a Roman villa in Oxfordshire to the palace at Hampton Court, from the prehistoric Ridgeway path to Brunel's railway bridge, from an abandoned medieval village to new housing on the Isle of Dogs--a delight for armchair travellers, Anglophiles, and history buffs.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Provides an aerial view of the River Thames' history, revealing many aspects which are hidden from the observer at ground level, as well as giving a fresh perspective on much that is familiar. Black oblong boards with gold-color lettering on spine, xiii, color map, 172 pp., 150 color photos, unclipped illustrated jacket. Minor erasure on front free endpaper and jacket's front flap has a ghost image from a removed price label. Excellent condition aside from these slight flaws.
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New in New dust jacket. 0192158953. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Lavishly illustrated with 150 full-color aerial photographs--all taken by Christopher Stanley, one of Britain's foremost aerial photographers, and Leslie Banks--this volume takes readers on an informative journey along Britain's most historic river. We travel from a Roman villa in Oxfordshire to the palace at Hampton Court, from the crossing of the Thames by the prehistoric Ridgeway path to Brunel's railway bridge at Maidenhead, and from an abandoned medieval village to new housing on the Isle of Dogs. Armchair travellers, Anglophiles, and history buffs will all be delighted by this colorful oversized volume."; 9.9 X 7.4 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages.
